To provide international level MBA in Project Management and Executive education courses in Project Management
The International School of Project Management (ISPM) distinguishes itself as the first business school dedicated to project management at international level in India.
Project Management (PM) is the crying need of the hour - whether it is in the area of infrastructure development, construction industry or for that matter any industry that needs to develop, execute and complete projects efficiently in India today. PM requires a different study program from general management. With India lacking in basic infrastructure and the govt giving various incentives to attract private sector investments and FDI in infrastructure to sustain the economic growth rate, managing projects effectively in India is of paramount importance.to be competitive in a fast changing world . This creates a demand for well trained project managers who have the right set of expertise, knowledge and innovative thinking to manage projects in a cost effective manner.
However the leading institutes of management only teach it as a part of the general management curriculum. There are no international level degree courses in project management in India. The ISPM will fill this niche and focus on programs dedicated to PM.
ISPM is the brainchild of .Upendra Giri and Thomas Bain . Mr Giri is the President of ISPM and is a Charter Member of TiE. He is also the founder of PMI North India Chapter and Founder and CEO AstroWix, a leading organisation dedicated to the discipline of Project Management.Mr Giri has been awarded with the Eric Jennet Award from the Project Management Institute, USA and is the first Indian and the youngest to be honored with the award worldwide.
Thomas Bain is the Dean and Vice-President of ISPM, and has been in charge of the inception operation since 2007.Mr. Bain is a higher education expert who has provided the theory for a reform of European higher education known as the “Bologna Process” in 1990. He has already set up the Budapest Institute for Graduate International Studies in Hungary (1991-1994). He has also worked for 5 years as a diplomat to the European Commission in India (2002-2007).
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Quality is central to the ISPM philosophy. According to Mr Updendra Giri,President ,ISPM “ISPM is dedicated to providing the best management education for managing projects effectively and responsibly, promoting India's economic development as a result.”
The ISPM has inked partnerships with many international and renowned academicians who are leaders in the field of Project Management like Professor Georges Haour of IMD Lausanne, Switzerland which is rated the top B-School in the world; Professor David Partington and his successor Professor John Algar in Cranfield School of Management, UK, rated top in the world in project management; Dominique Jolly, responsible for international relations and Professor Ivan Coste at SKEMA, France, which has the largest volume of students in project management in Europe; The Instituto Ortega y Gasset in Spain- development specialists. ISPM also has on its’ board, Prof. Sanjay Jain of the George Washington University, who runs one of the oldest MBA in Project Management in the USA.
The ISPM was formally inaugurated by Dr. Kiran Bedi, IPS, patron and supporter of ISPM since inception on Nov 13th at 6 pm at The Taj Ambassador, New Delhi.
On Nov 12-13 a two-day executive programme was organized on “Leading Effective Innovation Projects” steered by Prof. Georges Haour of IMD, Lausanne.